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Mark & Theresa created this honest and personal guide about home improvement to share the tips, techniques, and trends that help you make smart decisions about updating and personalizing your home.

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Pergateola: Getting started

Today’s mission is to prep the yard, layout the post holes, dig, dig some more, and set the posts in fast-setting concrete. As we like…

07 Oct 2010

Reid of Minneapolis, Minnesota won $1500 for building w/ Western Red Cedar

Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their stories in the Real DIY Contest. The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association received some very…

26 Feb 2012

Stanley Black and Decker Tools–Mega Launch

As many radio shows as I do, as many TV shows I am involved with, as many articles, blogs, and Facebook posts as I write,…

07 Jun 2012

Today’s Tip: Fastener Trick

Occasionally a fastener and the thickness of the work are the exact same measurement: a 3 inch nail/a double 2-by header; a 5/4 fence…

30 May 2012

Quick tip: Help your fence last longer with a top cap

Building a cedar fence can be a yard-charger, and a fun way to spend a weekend. So after we’ve put in the DIY hours to…

17 Jun 2013

Planter Boxes: How to build them

We love to build planter boxes. We love how versatile they are and how you can use the same basic idea and make it bigger,…

20 Jun 2014

MyFix: Staining tip that saves time

When we have a big project with Western Red Cedar, we like to save time later by pre-staining the boards before we build. Just need…

24 Apr 2013

Use a framing square and double 2-bys to layout stair posts.

Today’s Tip: How to Layout Deck Stair Railings

Guard rails on stairs need to be 36 inches (minimum) above the stair nosing and cut to the same angle of the stair’s rise and…

09 Jun 2012

Side Yard Pergola

Our house has a side yard whose main feature used to be that it didn’t have any nice features (Figure 1). This tiny, unattractive bit…

25 Apr 2011

How to Build Your Own Backard Bench!

I love simple, beautiful projects that I can use in my landscape. If you add “versatile,” then that’s a trifecta that really gets me going….

22 Jun 2012

Save My Bakery AFTER: Schubert's new counter is trimmed in detailed Fypon.

Save My Bakery: Makeover at Schubert’s Bakery

We learned a new word during the Nazareth, PA, ‘Save My Bakery’ makeover for Food Network: Faschtnacht.

03 Apr 2014

How to build a pool deck around a round above-ground pool

When it comes to above ground pools, most of them are round, which poses some challenges as most building materials aren’t round or easily made round.

18 Feb 2014